JP2002216047A - Device for issuing invoice for virtual store and virtual store opening server and system for automatically issuing virtual store selling merchandise invoice - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for automatically issuing a virtual store selling merchandise invoice capable of automatically issuing the invoice of a home delivery mail or the like in an unmanned state without the interruption of any operator when the order reception of merchandise is performed by using a communication network and a device for issuing an invoice for a virtual store and a virtual store opening server which is suitable for this system. SOLUTION: In this system for automatically issuing a virtual store selling merchandise invoice, an invoice issuing device for the virtual store and the virtual store opening server, a server 5a for opening a virtual store 5 on a communication network 2 acquires merchandise delivery destination data inputted from a terminal operated based on the will of a person who wants to purchase merchandise to be sold by the virtual store 5 through the communication network 2, and transmits the acquired merchandise delivery destination data to an invoice issuing device 11. The invoice issuing device 11 is provided with an issuing means 43 for receiving the merchandise delivery destination data acquired by the server 5a, and for issuing an invoice indicating the delivery destination of the merchandise to be delivered based on the merchandise delivery destination data received from the server 5a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual shop invoice issuing device, a virtual shop opening server, and a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system, and more particularly to the use of delivery destination data of goods acquired via a communication network. In addition, the present invention relates to a virtual shop invoice issuing apparatus for automatically issuing an invoice by an invoice issuing apparatus such as a printer, a virtual shop opening server using the same, and a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art From the mid 1990's, TCP / I, a standardized communication protocol independent of a model, has been gradually increasing.
A huge computer network (the Internet), which connects networks all over the world using P and allows various computers to communicate across models, has begun to be used commercially.

[0005] By embedding position information for specifying a place where another document or image related to a certain document or image exists on the Internet in the document or image, the related document or image can be converted from the document or both images. A multimedia document system (WWW: Word Wide. We) provided with a hyperlink function capable of instantly calling an image or the like.
With the advent of b), the use of the Internet for business and home use has exploded.

[0004] In recent years, a sales system for conducting sales transactions of commodities through the Internet, that is, a so-called virtual store, has become popular.

[0005] Such a virtual shop is constructed by a Web server that transmits information such as documents and images published as Web pages to a client such as a Web browser via a computer network such as the Internet.

[0006] A customer who connects to such a Web server via a computer network and browses the product information transmitted from the connected Web server using a client such as a Web browser receives the product order information via the computer network. Send to virtual store. The virtual store stores the order information in a database for order management, and arranges, ships, and delivers the goods. Generally, the delivery of this product is performed by a courier service, and the invoice for the courier service is created by an operator using a printer connected to a computer.

[0007]

However, since the creation of a conventional invoice for home delivery is performed by an operator, a dedicated operator is required, and it takes time to input data. There was a problem. Furthermore, when a company operating a virtual store requests a product delivery company to ship products, for example, it is necessary to communicate data such as product names and delivery destinations by e-mail or fax. The work was complicated.

[0008] Therefore, when a product order is received using a communication network such as a computer network,
There has been a demand for a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuance system that can automatically and automatically issue an invoice such as a courier service without an operator. Also, there has been a demand for a virtual shop invoice issuing device and a virtual shop opening server suitable for this automatic invoice issuing system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when an order for a product is made using a communication network, an invoice such as a courier service is automatically issued unattended without an operator. It is an object of the present invention to provide a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system that can be performed, a virtual shop invoice issuing apparatus suitable for the automatic invoice issuing system, and a virtual shop opening server.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems According to the first aspect of the present invention which has been made to achieve the above object, the present invention receives commodity delivery destination data sent from a server which has established a virtual store on a communication network. A virtual shop invoice issuing device, comprising: receiving means; and issuance means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of a delivery commodity based on the commodity delivery destination data received by the reception means. And

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present application, the storage means for storing the goods delivery destination data received by the receiving means, the data calling means for calling the goods delivery destination data stored in the storage means, and the data calling means 2. An invoice issuing device for a virtual store according to claim 1, further comprising issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery item based on the called item delivery destination data. .

[0012] In the invention of claim 3 of the present application, a storage means for storing data for specifying the issue timing of the invoice,
Issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery commodity based on the commodity delivery destination data received by the reception means at a timing set based on the data stored and stored in the storage means. The gist is a virtual shop invoice issuing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a virtual store is established on a communication network, and an input is made via a communication network from a terminal operated based on the intention of a purchaser of a product to be sold in the established virtual store. A virtual store establishment server for obtaining the obtained product delivery destination data, the server being connected to an invoice issuing device for issuing an invoice for a delivery product based on the obtained product delivery destination data, and The gist of the present invention is that the server is a virtual store establishment server that includes a transmission unit that transmits delivery destination data.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtual shop sales merchandise invoice comprising a server for establishing a virtual shop on a communication network and an invoice issuing apparatus for issuing an invoice for merchandise sold in the virtual shop established by the server. An automatic issuance system, wherein the server acquires merchandise delivery destination data input via a communication network from a terminal operated based on the intention of a purchase applicant of an article to be sold in a virtual store, and acquires the acquired data. To the invoice issuing device, the invoice issuing device receives the product delivery destination data acquired by the server, and delivers the delivery product based on the product delivery destination data received from the server. Issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a destination. It is the gist of the door.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an automatic virtual shop sales product invoice issuing system and a virtual shop invoice issuing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system according to the present invention.

The virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuance system 1 is connected to a communication network, for example, the Internet 2 via a server 3a of an Internet service provider 3, and is connected to the Internet 2 and is a WEB used by a consumer 4 in a home. A web server 5a provided with a browsing device 4a, a virtual store (shopping mall) 5 to which a plurality of Internet order sales companies join, and a WEB server 6a managed by an Internet order sales company 6 operating the virtual store And

The WEB browsing device 4a is, for example, a client PC, and the Internet order sales business operator 6
The company operates a shopping web site on the B server 6a, and also opens a virtual store 5.

A link is provided from the site of the virtual store 5 to the shopping WEB server 6a of the Internet ordering business operator 6, and the consumer 4 can use the browser of the WEB server 5a of the virtual store 5 from the home WEB browsing device 4a. Is purchased from the Internet order sales company 6, finally, the server 6 of the sales company 6
Order data is inputted to the WEB site in a. The WEB server 5a and the server 6a constitute a virtual store establishment server referred to in the present invention,
The server 5a and the server 6a are not limited to being separate, and may be integrated.

Further, the automatic invoice issuing system 1 has a mail server 8 owned by, for example, a product delivery company 7 and a printer 9 as an invoice issuing device on the Internet 2, and the printer 9 has a client PC function and a printing function. It is provided at least and is connected to the mail server 8 by a network such as the LAN 10.

Therefore, the invoice, for example, the invoice 11 of the home delivery service, can be automatically printed by the printer 9 using the delivery destination data of the product obtained via the Internet 2. Product 12 with printed invoice 11
And delivered to the home of the consumer 4 by the courier service 13.

It should be noted that the mail server function can be provided in the printer computer body by expanding the functions of the printer computer body, so that the mail server can be omitted. Further, the mail server 8 may also serve as the WEB server 6a for receiving an Internet order. In this case, the e-mail is sent from the mail server 8 to the mail server 8 (own address).

Further, the configuration of the WEB server 6a managed by the Internet order sales business operator 6 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the WEB server 6a of the Internet order sales business operator 6. WE
The B server 6a controls various operations and data transfer.
A control unit 21 including a PU or the like, a communication control unit 22 for inputting and outputting data to and from the Internet,
It has a storage device 23 for storing a web server program and a storage device 24 for storing an order data file, and transmits an HTML file to a web viewer,
The CGI (Com) stored in the storage device 25 as necessary
A mon gateway interface) program is executed to update an HTML file and to send an e-mail. E-mail transmission of delivery data in the present embodiment is executed by this CGI program.

Next, the configuration of the mail server 8 of the delivery company will be described. FIG. 3 shows the mail server 8 of the delivery company.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

The mail server 8 has a control means 31 composed of a CPU for controlling various calculations and data transfer.
Communication control means 32 for controlling data input / output with a communication network such as the Internet; and received mail data 3 for storing data to be printed on a courier invoice.
3 and printed mail data 34 in which the mail data for which the printing of the invoice has been printed is moved and stored.

Further, the configuration of the printer 9 as an invoice issuing device will be described. FIG. 4 is an external view of the printer 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, it is composed of a computer main body (not shown), a keyboard 41, a display 42, and issuing means such as a printing means 43. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the printer 9, and controls various operations to form a computer main body.
A PU 51 is provided. The CPU 51 has a ROM 53 for storing fixed data such as a control program, and an R for temporarily storing variable data such as delivery destination data for printing.
AM 52, head 61 via head driver 60, motor 63 via motor driver 62, sensor circuit 64
, A keyboard 41 via a keyboard driver 54, a display 42 via a display driver 56, a hard disk 59 via a disk driver 58, a LAN board 66, and a clock IC 67. The hard disk 59 stores program data for issuing the invoice 11, and also stores delivery destination data transmitted to the hard disk 59 as storage means.

The delivery destination data stored in the hard disk 59 is read out to the RAM 52 based on the setting data for specifying the timing of printing and issuing the delivery destination data, and is printed by the head 61. It should be noted that the setting data for specifying the delivery destination data print issuance timing determines whether or not the delivery destination data print issuable based on the system date and time information acquired by the system as the current date and time, such as a time zone, a specific day of the week, and a specific date and time. And the detection result of the operation state of the system (for example, the detection result
1 is determined based on the detection result of the operation standby state), and these setting data are set and stored in the hard disk 59 in advance.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the mechanism of the printing means 43 of the printer 9. The invoice form 11 (continuous paper)
It is a copy type with multiple sheets stacked, and the tractor feed mechanism 7
3 and the paper is discharged by the paper discharge roller 72. Also head 6
Printing is performed by 1 and a ribbon not shown. In the present embodiment, the printer (printing means) uses a dot impact type.

The printer 9 normally functions as an independent slip creation and print issuing apparatus, and is provided for a slip issuing task based on the data inputted by operating the keyboard 41 and the incorporated program.

Next, a description will be given of a method of selling goods using the virtual shop selling goods invoice automatic issuing system according to the present invention.

First, an order for a product and a transmission step of the order data will be described.

In the virtual shop selling commodity invoice automatic issuance system 1 as shown in FIG. 1, when the consumer 4 makes a purchase from a home on the WEB site of the WEB server 5a of the virtual shop 5, the purchase procedure of the goods is finally completed. Is performed on the web site of the virtual store operated by the web server 6a by the link in the virtual store 5.

FIG. 7 shows a WEB page for performing a purchase procedure. Here, the product to be purchased is already determined and is displayed at the top of the page. When the user inputs a name, an address, and a telephone number in the input form of this WEB page and clicks an order button b with a mouse, the WEB server program stored in the storage device 23 in the WEB server 6a as shown in FIG. The CGI program stored in the storage device 25 is executed.

The CGI program is composed of W as shown in FIG.
The name, address, telephone number and product name to be purchased input on the EB page are stored in the order data file storage device 24 as shown in FIG. Next, the CGI program sends an e-mail in a fixed format to the mail server 8 of FIG. FIG. 8 shows an example of an e-mail in a fixed format. Email data is roughly divided into a header and a body.
In the header, the outgoing date and time 96 of the mail and the sender address 9
7, a destination address 98 and a subject 99. In the body, data is arranged with commas (,) separated. From the top, identification data 91 (in this case, print) for identifying that this mail is print data of the invoice 11
t), name data 92, address data 9
3, telephone number data 94, and product name data 95.

Next, the steps of confirming the received mail and printing the invoice will be described.

In the virtual shop selling commodity invoice automatic issuing system 1 as shown in FIG. 1, the printer 9 automatically confirms the e-mail received by the mail server 8, and prints the home delivery invoice 11.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an invoice issuing program processed by the printer 9. The invoice issuing step by the printer 9 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. It is assumed that this program is always executed by the printer 9.

The printer 9 confirms whether or not there is an instruction to end the program (ST1).

Since this program is always executed, when the program is to be ended, it is determined in ST1 and the program is ended.

It is confirmed whether the current time is a time zone in which the home delivery invoice 11 can be printed (ST2).

When the printable time zone is designated for 24 hours,
The printing process can be executed for 24 hours, but the printer 9
Since it is preferable to use both of them, if the time period for printing the chief use slip is avoided and the time period is set from 19:00 to 7:00, the printing of the chief business slip is not obstructed.

It is confirmed whether there is received mail data in the storage device 33 of the mail server 8 as shown in FIG. 3 (ST).
3).

It is determined whether or not the received mail data is the print data of the invoice 11 (ST4).

This is determined based on the identification data indicated by reference numeral 91 in FIG.

The delivery destination data and the product name data are temporarily stored in the RAM 52 from the body of the mail (ST5).

The printing means 4 is controlled by the CPU 51 of the printer 6.
The head driver 60 and the head 61 of No. 3 are operated to print the invoice (ST6).

The printed mail data is moved from the storage device 33 for storing received mail data shown in FIG. 3 to the storage device 34 for storing printed mail data (ST7).

FIG. 9 shows a print sample of the printed invoice 11, and the destination data 81, 82, 83 and the item name data 85 are data received by mail. The data of the client 84 is set in advance. For the reception date of 86, the date of printing is printed.

If the current time is not in the time zone in which the invoice 11 of the home delivery can be printed (NO in ST2), the process returns to ST1 and repeats the cycle from ST1.

In the non-printable time period, the delivery destination data and the product name data are temporarily stored in the hard disk 59 from the mail server 8, and when the printable time period is reached, the same as step ST6 is performed. The invoice may be printed by the printer 6 in advance. When the merchandise name data is stored from the mail server 8 to the hard disk 59, the mail data is moved from the storage device 33 for storing the received mail data to the storage device 34 for storing the printed mail data. Free space can be secured. If it is necessary to urgently print an invoice during this time period when printing is not possible, a message to that effect may be displayed on a part of the screen of the display 42 by, for example, a message. Thus, the operator performs necessary operations from the keyboard 41 shown in FIG.
Can call and print mail data.

The invoice 11 automatically printed as described above is pasted on the commodity 12 and delivered to the consumer 4 by the home delivery service 13.

In the virtual shop selling commodity invoice automatic issuance system 1 as described above, an order via the Internet 2 is operated by the virtual shop 5 through the WEB server 5a running the virtual shop 5 and managed by the sales company. An order is received at the WEB server 6a, and the data relating to the invoice 11 is sent to the printer 9 managed by the delivery company via the WEB server 6a and the mail server 8, and the invoice 11 is automatically printed.

Therefore, there is no need for a dedicated operator,
In addition, time for inputting data can be eliminated. Further, when a business 6 operating a virtual store on the Internet requests a product delivery business 7 to ship a product, data such as a product name and a delivery destination are transmitted by e-mail or F-mail.
There is no need to contact using an AX or the like, and the work is simplified. In addition, various slip issuing operations are performed in the daytime, and invoices are automatically printed in the nighttime, so that all slip printing can be performed only by the printer 9, so that a virtual store sales product invoice automatic issuing system can be constructed at low cost. it can.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which E-mail is used as a means for sending the data on the invoice received by the WEB server to the printer. However, other transmission means may be used. If the product delivery company is the same as the product delivery company, means such as a LAN and a micro network may be used.

[0057]

According to the present invention, there is provided a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuance system which can automatically and automatically issue an invoice without the intervention of an operator when a product order is received using a communication network. can do. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a virtual shop opening server and a virtual shop invoice issuing device suitable for an automatic invoice issuing system.

That is, the server that establishes a virtual store on the communication network transmits the product delivery destination data input via the communication network from the terminal operated based on the intention of the purchaser of the product to be sold in the virtual store. Acquiring and transmitting the acquired product delivery destination data to the invoice issuing device, the invoice issuing device receives the product delivery destination data acquired by the server, and delivers based on the product delivery destination data received from the server. Since the system is an automatic invoice issuing system for a virtual store that includes an invoice issuing means for indicating a delivery destination of an article, a dedicated operator is not required, and time for inputting data can be eliminated. Further, when a company operating a virtual store on a communication network requests a product delivery company to ship a product, the company communicates data such as a product name and a delivery destination by e-mail or FAX. Eliminates the need and simplifies operations.

A virtual store connected to a delivery invoice issuing device based on the product delivery destination data acquired by the virtual store opening server and having transmission means for transmitting the product delivery destination data to the invoice issuing device. Since the server is an establishment server, an order via the communication network is received by the virtual shop establishment server, and data on the invoice is sent to the invoice issuing means via this server, so that the invoice can be automatically printed.

Further, receiving means for receiving goods delivery destination data sent from a server which has established a virtual store on the communication network, and delivery of the goods based on the goods delivery destination data received by the receiving means. Since it is a virtual shop invoice issuing apparatus provided with an invoice issuing means for indicating the destination, it is possible to easily realize a virtual shop sales commodity invoice automatic issuing system by using this.

Further, storage means for storing the goods delivery destination data received by the receiving means, data calling means for calling the goods delivery destination data stored in the storage means, and merchandise delivery destination data called by the data calling means. And a issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery item based on the virtual shop, so that the free space of the received mail data storage device of the server can be secured,
Also, an invoice can be issued as appropriate, and when it becomes necessary to issue an invoice urgently during a time period during which issuance is impossible, mail data can be easily called and issued.

Further, a storage means for storing data for specifying the issuance timing of the invoice, and a product delivery destination data received by the receiving means at a timing set based on the data set and stored in the storage means. Since it is a virtual shop invoice issuing device provided with an issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of a delivery product, even if the invoice issuing device is used for another business during the business hours, the business can be prevented. The invoice can be issued at the timing when there is no such. Further, all of the issuance of slips can be performed only by the invoice issuing device, and a virtual in-store sales merchandise invoice automatic issuing system can be constructed at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a web server of an Internet order sales business operator.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mail server of a delivery company.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a printer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the printer.

FIG. 6 is a mechanism diagram of a printing unit of the printer.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a web page for performing a purchase procedure.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of an e-mail sentence in a fixed format.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view of an invoice.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an invoice printing program.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 virtual store sales product invoice automatic issuance system 2 internet 3 internet service provider 3a server 4 consumer 4a WEB browsing device 5 virtual store 5a WEB server 6 internet order sales business 6a WEB server 7 product delivery business 8 mail server 9 invoice issuance Apparatus (printer) 10 LAN 11 Invoice 12 Merchandise 13 Courier 43 Printing means (issuing means) 51 CPU

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Receiving means for receiving goods delivery destination data sent from a server which has established a virtual store on a communication network, and delivery of delivery goods based on the goods delivery destination data received by the receiving means. An invoice issuing device for issuing an invoice indicating a destination. 2. A storage means for storing the goods delivery destination data received by the receiving means, a data calling means for calling the goods delivery destination data stored in the storage means, and a goods delivery destination data called by the data calling means. 2. An invoice issuing device for a virtual shop according to claim 1, further comprising issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery item based on the information. 3. A storage means for storing data for specifying the issuance timing of the invoice, and merchandise delivery destination data received by the receiving means at a timing set based on the data set and stored in the storage means. 3. An invoice issuing device for a virtual store according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising issuing means for issuing an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery commodity based on the invoice. 4. A virtual store is established on a communication network, and commodity delivery destination data input via the communication network from a terminal operated based on the intention of a purchaser of a commodity to be sold in the established virtual store. Is connected to an invoice issuing device that issues an invoice for a delivery product based on the acquired product delivery destination data, and transmits the product delivery destination data to the invoice issuing device. A virtual store establishment server comprising transmission means. 5. A virtual shop sales product invoice automatic issuing system comprising a server for establishing a virtual store on a communication network and an invoice issuing device for issuing an invoice for products sold in the virtual store established by the server. The server acquires the product delivery destination data input via a communication network from a terminal operated based on the intention of a purchase applicant of a product to be sold in a virtual store, and stores the acquired product delivery destination data. The invoice issuance device transmits the invoice issuance device, and the invoice issuance device receives the merchandise delivery destination data obtained by the server and issues an invoice indicating a delivery destination of the delivery merchandise based on the merchandise delivery destination data received from the server. Automatic invoice issuing system for virtual store sales, comprising: